Michael Mukasey's refusal to answer whether he believed water-boarding to be torture should scuttle his nomination to be the nation's chief law enforcement officer. The Senate should refuse to bring his nomination to the floor. President Bush needs to be told that while he may allow garbage to amass in his administration, the Senate will not.

The bets are Olson will be the one named to succeed Gonzales as AG.

But Olson's just 1 more in a line of partisan warriors – not what the country desperately needs now for tarnished DoJ with its compromised attorney offices.